Florange

Florange
Commune
St. Agatha's Church
Coat of arms
Florange Florange
Coordinates: 49°19′20″N 6°07′09″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Moselle
Arrondissement	Thionville
Canton	Fameck
Intercommunality	CA du Val de Fensch
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Rémy Dick
Area 1	13.18 km2 (5.09 sq mi)
Demonym	Florangeois(es)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	57221 /57190
Elevation	153–232 m (502–761 ft) (avg. 170 m or 560 ft)
Website	ville-florange.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Florange (French pronunciation: [flɔʁɑ̃ʒ]; Lorraine Franconian: Fléischengen/Fléschéngen; ‹See Tfd›German: Flörchingen) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

Geography

Climate

Climate in area is mild with few extremes of temperature and ample precipitation in all months. The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "Cfb" (Marine West Coast Climate).

Climate data for Florange, France
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	4 (39)	6 (42)	11 (52)	15 (59)	19 (66)	22 (71)	24 (75)	23 (73)	20 (68)	14 (58)	8 (47)	5 (41)	14 (58)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−3 (27)	−2 (28)	1 (33)	3 (37)	7 (44)	10 (50)	12 (53)	11 (52)	9 (49)	5 (41)	2 (35)	0 (32)	4 (40)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	58 (2.3)	56 (2.2)	43 (1.7)	48 (1.9)	74 (2.9)	74 (2.9)	64 (2.5)	94 (3.7)	81 (3.2)	56 (2.2)	64 (2.5)	76 (3)	790 (31)
Source: Weatherbase

Population

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Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	12,543	—
1975	12,446	−0.11%
1982	11,766	−0.80%
1990	11,304	−0.50%
1999	10,778	−0.53%
2007	11,039	+0.30%
2012	11,516	+0.85%
2017	11,951	+0.74%
Source: INSEE

See also

• Communes of the Moselle department

External links

• Media related to Florange at Wikimedia Commons